The changing nature of Singapore’s swingers scene
Swinging has moved beyond four-star hotels to multiroom apartments thanks to Airbnb, and the internet, where couples arrange everything from swingers’ cinema nights to sex-fuelled events far racier
Singapore may consistently rank among the world’s freest economies, but the city remains highly conservative – on the surface.
Numerous pornographic websites are blocked by the state and homosexual acts still warrant jail terms. Digital disruption, however, has become the great enabler of Singapore residents whose sexual inclinations are frowned upon by Asian traditionalism.
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“Swingers” parties used to be reserved for high flyers of a certain income bracket. They were held in glitzy hotels and to get an invitation to one, you’d have to know people who know people,” explains Nina (not her real name), a Singaporean Muslim in her mid-30s. Nina says she and her husband have been sexually explorative since their courtship days, and agreed to remain polyamorous even after marrying.
Although elite private swinger gatherings are held frequently in Singapore, Nina adds spice to her marriage and sex life as a member of the Undertable Swingers Community.
Through its website (undertable.asia) she and her English husband have enjoyed three spouse-swapping experiences since posting on its noticeboards and joining its discussions roughly two months ago.
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“We are a small community who wish to explore the possibilities that exist beyond hand-in-hand relationships with one’s spouse,” says Singaporean Mac Seah, 35, who founded Undertable Swingers Community five years ago, when only a handful of small swingers clubs existed in Singapore. His website now hosts more than 54,000 members, a great number of whom are in Singapore. “Apart from that, we are nothing fancy,” Seah says.
